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Jeff Kurkjian Says Bye To His Dog Pirate

The story of how we got Pirate isn’t too common but boy is it beautiful. Emily and I met in February of 2019. In September of that year, I was…

Jeff and Pirate Say Goodbye

It is never easy to say goodbye to sweet boy. Love you always Pirate.

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The story of how we got Pirate isn't too common but boy is it beautiful. Emily and I met in February of 2019. In September of that year, I was hosting an adoption event in Las Vegas with my radio station. I had very lofty goals to get quite a few dogs adopted in just my two-hour window.

Before going to the event, Emily told me, "if you find a dog that you think would be great for us, call me and I will come out." She had three things that would've made the perfect dog; a female dog, under 50 pounds and under four years old. To her surprise, I told her to come meet Pirate and I had to let her know on the phone that not only does he not meet all three of her criteria, he meets none of them!

In fact, before making that call to Emily, I did a Facebook Live video with Pirate encouraging people to come down and adopt him or another dog. Right after handing his leash back to the lady at the animal rescue, I knew that I had to take him home. Here's that video.

We ultimately adopted Pirate, an eight-year-old, male dog over 100 pounds. I told Emily to trust me saying, "This will be the greatest dog you will ever own." I had a feeling and I wasn't wrong.

Pirate was always so friendly with all people, kiddos included. He loved being a big brother to McKinley, always making sure he was in the same room as her. We knew in adopting an older dog, we may only have a couple years with him but these were the best years we could've ever asked for from a doggo.

Pirate, we miss you endlessly, thank you for always being the best boy. For the last time, "nah night Puppa."

This article was written by Jeff Kurkjian. He is the newest member of The Andie Summers Show on 92.5 XTU. You can follow him on Twitter or Instagram to get to know him a bit better!

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Merry Christmas From Pirate

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Christmas is the best time of year, right? Love the lights and college basketball.


A Photo Shoot

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As a Christmas gift, Jeff's sister and wife worked together to get a photoshoot done to surprise Jeff and his dad. How cute!


Pirate With Carson

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Jeff's nephew loved walking Pirate in the neighborhood. In fact, Pirate was so easy for kids to walk cause he went at their pace!


Taking A Nap

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There's nothing he loved more than taking naps. He's so happy here.


Pirate's First Event

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Shortly after adopting him, Jeff took Pirate to an event with his morning show partner in Vegas, Aimee, and her son, Roman.


Pirate Is So Cute

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We miss this face so much. Putting this post together wasn't easy.


Pirate Cuddling With HIs Mom

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Emily loves her big dog Pirate so so much! He always loves cuddling especially when it was cold outside!


Professor Pirate

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Pirate tried on his grandpa's glasses. He's getting ready to go teach a class.


Another Nap

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We walked into the room and saw that he has made himself comfy. He never found a couch he didn't love.


Traveling Pup

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He loved traveling to go see family. This was our trip for Christmas, you can see all the presents in the back.


Bow Tie Man

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We always dressed him up for all of the holidays. We love this dog so much. Going to miss him endlessly.


Taking In The Sun

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He loved feeling the sun on his skin. He would just bathe out there all day!


Best Friends

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This is my favorite photo of Emily and Pirate together. Love it so much! Visiting Big Bear, California.


The Final Goodbye Was A Tough One

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It is never easy to say goodbye to sweet boy. Love you always Pirate.

Jeff Kurkjian is the morning show co-host on "The Andie Summers Show" on 92.5 XTU, Philly's Country Station. He's the nationally syndicated show host of "Jeff Kurkjian's Country Beat." As a content creator for 92.5 XTU he shares his perspective of being a dad, husband, country music and sports, specifically baseball.